Newsletter Week 34 4/29-5/3

Field Day at Bellegrass on Friday, 5/3/13. 

Math: Fractions

Reading: Continue "Lunch Money" - Test over the book on Tuesday, 5/ 7/13. No quiz this week. 

Language Arts: Practice MCT2 Language Arts Test 

Spelling: NO sentences or vocabulary

1. your

2. you're

3. their

4. there

5. they're 

6. isn't

7. wouldn't

8. couldn't 

9. she'll

10. they've 

11. shouldn't

12. he's 

13. we're 

14. were

15. where 

Science: Measurement (time, length, volume, temperature)  

       There will be a quiz over this on Thursday, 5/2/13

Newsletter Week 33 4/22-4/26

Math: Finish Symmetry, Congruent, Tangrams. Test on Tuesday, 4/23
        - Review over measurement on Friday 
Language Arts: List making

Reading: Continue "Lunch Money"

Spelling/Vocabulary

Spelling: CVCe words

1. compose

2. enforce

3. expire

4. recline

5. confide

6. refine

7. explore

8. confine 

9. require

10. polite

1. We will compose a song for mom's birthday. 

2. I hope this milk doesn't expire soon!   

Vocabulary:

1. healthy- being free of illness or disease 

2. sequence- the order in which things happen

3. magnet- a material that attracts iron

4. museum- a building where objects of interest are displayed 

5. across- from one side of something to the other side

6. agree- to think the same way about something

7. undo- to untie or unfasten something

8. quack- the sound made by a duck

9. gentle- peaceful, careful

10. grip- to hold firmly, (noun) to have a strong hold on something. 

Social Studies:

 Continue maps 

Conceptual: Finish Business Plans- DUE WEDNESDAY 

Newsletter Week 32 4/15-4/19

Dear Parents,

     I am so excited for the lovely weather! I'm sure the kids are too. However, let's not forget that we still have 8 more weeks of school remaining. I am trying to incorporate fun activities and outdoor learning to help keep the kids active. Thank you for all you do to help make their learning experience the best it can be. 

This Week:

Math: Congruence and Symmetry 

Reading: Continue "Lunch Money"

Language Arts: Understand, interpret, and analyze narrative and informational text at grade level text 

Spelling and Vocabulary: 

Spelling: -ur words

proof	furl	hurl	turn	churn
hurt	curl	deck	neck	next
text

Vocabulary:

steep- a near-vertical slope or incline

sleek- having an even, smooth surface; (adverb) with ease 

fleet- swift in motion, quickly moving from one place or another. (noun) a group of ships or vehicles

spite- to treat badly, to try to injure

quite- completely; entirely; totally; perfectly

whine- a long-drawn high-piched complaining voice or sound

spine- a person's or things backbone

drive- self-motivation; ability and interest to do something

tribe- a socially, ethnically group of people (a group of Native American Indians)

brine- salt water, the sea or ocean. (Verb) to preserve food in a salt solution

Social Studies:

Maps

Newsletter Week 31 4/8-4/12

Math: Test on Thursday over Geometry Unit 10. Test over the 11's facts on Friday. Study Math facts. Study geometry flashcards.
Langauge Arts: Story Telling
Reading: Please download Lunch Money by Andrew Clement
Social Studies: Continue Community Buildings.
Spelling/Vocabulary

Spelling:
1. delicious
2. bread
3. island
4. promise
5. desert
6. dessert
7. honesty
8. pillow
9. chair
10. cabinet

1.Those cookies were delicious!
2. The islander is surrounded by water.

Vocabulary:
1. waiter: a man who serves food in a restaurant.
2. wheel: a round and rotating part of a vehicle
3. narrow: not wide, skinny, a small passage
4. nectar: a liquid produced by flowers and collected by bees
5. nervous: worried or frightened about something or unable to relax
6. harmful: causing harm or danger
7. haze: dust, smoke or mist in the air that makes it hard to see
8. kettle: a special metal pot used for boiling and pouring water
9. improve: to make better
10. erupt: to break out violently